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suddenly

/ ˈsʌdənlɪ /

adverb

  1. quickly and without warning; unexpectedly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Their case was headed to trial when the Crown Prosecution Service suddenly announced last month it was dropping the matter.

His light hair swept low into his wide, blue eyes as he absorbed it all, and suddenly he seemed so mature, so grown.

A lot of big men get thrown a basketball and suddenly look like they’re trying to hit a bee with a badminton racket.

This could also offset Euroclear's concerns on how to pay Russia back, should the war end suddenly and Moscow demand its assets back.

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“It was suddenly something that your average person, like me, could afford.”

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